Obesity and Psychotherapy as an Alternative to Treatment

December 1, 2009 updated by: Feevale

Poor Patients Adherence to Exercise and Group Therapy as an Approach to Obesity Treatment

Adherence to obesity treatment programs has been a limiting factor to good results in loosing weight. This study aimed to verify if obese subjects submitted to a physical exercise program and group psychotherapy would have a greater adherence, than obese people exercising only.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The sample was forty people, both genders, mean age: 42,2 ± 10,7 years old. Physical exercise consisted of walking and stretching three times a week, during 50 minutes, with intensity verified by the Borg Scale, during three months. One of the days were supervised by the authors while two were freely chosen by the participant, without supervision. The verified variables were: total body mass, height, body mass index, physical activity level, caloric expenditure, waist circumference and fat percentile. Half of the sample participated of group psychotherapy once weekly.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Brazil
    • RS
      • Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil, 93510-250
        • Centro Universirário Feevale

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

25 years to 62 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • BMI >= 30 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age less than 25 or more than 62

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: EO
Exercise three times a week, one under supervision and two freely chosen by the participant
Experimental: EGT
Exercise three times a week, one under supervision and two freely chosen by the participant
Behavioral: Group Psychotherapy
Group psychotherapy once a week, under a psychiatrist supervision

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Weight loose
Time Frame: three months
three months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Feevale

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Cesar L Reichert, PhD MD, Centro Universitário Feevale

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 1, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 1, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

December 2, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 2, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 1, 2009

Last Verified

December 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 972833

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